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Daniel Strachan
Artist | Hobbyist | Digital Art
United States
Hey, I'm Dan. I currently live in Simi Valley, California, and I'm just figuring out what it's like to live on packaged ramen. I'm currently employed, but what I really want to do is animation, or possibly graphic/web design.
Hobbies? I read stuff (fiction, preferably sci-fi, but I can read non-fiction if it's something cool), I play video games (FPS, action RPGs, rhythm-based, run-and-gun, some fighters, WoW), I play various tabletop games (Magic the Gathering, World of Warcraft TCG, HeroClix), and I listen to music (thrash/power/NWOB/death/symphonic/progressive/folk metal, classic rock, industrial, and punk).
Interests
Favorite visual artist
Osamu Tezuka
Favorite movies
Pulp Fiction, The Cable Guy, Resevoir Dogs, Star Wars, Platoon, Apocalypse Now, Full Metal Jacket
Favorite TV shows
My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Sayonara Zetsubou-Sensei, Full Metal Alchemist, House, Family Guy, Kimba the White Lion, Trigun, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Two and a Half Men
Favorite bands / musical artists
HammerFall, Megadeth, Iron Maiden, Slayer, Gamma Ray, Black Sabbath, Metallica, Exodus, Sacred Reich, Judas Priest, Testament, Korpiklaani, Powerglove, Sabaton, Anthrax, Symphony X, Venom, Gamma Ray
Favorite books
The Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell, His Majesty's Dragon, 1984, Fahrenheit 451, Animal Farm, The Hobbit, Citizen of the Galaxy
Favorite writers
Douglas Adams, Terry Pratchett, George Orwell, Robert Heinlein
Favorite games
Curse of Monkey Island, Metal Slug 2, Metal Gear Solid 2, Okami, World of Warcraft, Saints Row 2, Brütal Legend, Kingdom Hearts, Portal, Portal 2, Dead Rising, Goldeneye 007, Mario Kart DS
Favorite gaming platform
PS2
Tools of the Trade
Pencil, eraser, inking pens, colored pencils, Wacom tablet, Adobe CS3
Other Interests
Cartooning, animation, video games, haiku, traditional poetry, sci-fi, books, movies, METAAAAAAAAAAL